How to Beat your Boredom?

Bored with life? You’re not alone. As a whole, we are a boringly predictable species. We follow the same routines and do the same things day in day out; brushing our teeth, standing in our queues, drinking our coffee, staring at our screens. As soon as we find a comfortable routine, we shutdown and turn to autopilot. We can be really productive in this way, building great things and solving complex issues. But stay in this mode too long, and we become distant, passing by new and interesting people and opportunities, drifting further and further apart. We quickly get stuck in this cycle, ironically contemplating the same single thought. Secretly waiting for someone or something to shake things up and bring us back to life. How often we hear those chance encounters are the ones which grew into strong bonds and relationships, even marriages and families. We know this, yet we latch onto the predefined and safe idea that our lives will somehow work themselves out. Although we try, we can’t plan our lives around what we don’t know. So let go of any flaky plans and embrace spontaneity. Starting….

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